Manchester City VS Brentford - Prediction

Following a disappointing draw against Chelsea FC, Manchester City are ready to be back in action tomorrow when they host Brentford FC at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City had a great chance to go to the top of the table, but they dropped important points against Chelsea, resulting in they are now standing in 3rd. Although Manchester City are one of the title contenders, their performance against the top six clubs has been very disappointing. They have won only one match against the big six clubs, which was against Manchester United. However, the Guardiola boys are now hungry to win against Brentford FC. Brentford, on the other hand, suffered a heavy defeat on Saturday as they lost to Liverpool by a 4-1 margin.

Stats&Facts

• Manchester City have a strong home record against Brentford FC, winning six of their eight home meetings with the Bees across all competitions. However, Brentford defeated Manchester City in this exact fixture by a 2-1 margin.
• A win over Man City would see Brentford becoming the second team to win consecutive away games against Per Guardiola's side. Manchester United did it first in the 2020-2021 campaign.
• Manchester City have already defeated Brentford FC this season, winning by a 3-1 margin at Gtech Community Stadium.
• Since losing to Tottenham Hotspur in a midweek match back in 2010, Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 47 midweek games at Etihad Stadium.
• Brentford had lost only seven away games the previous season. But the Bees have already lost seven of their 11 away games this season! They have lost five of their last six league games away from home.

Team News

Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol were absent in the match against Chelsea FC. This duo, however, still haven't recovered yet and is likely to miss tomorrow's game. Bernardo Silva was on the bench on Saturday and came off the bench in the second half. However, he should play tomorrow from the starting XI. Man City do not have further injury cases in their squad. As for the Bees, Ethan Pinnock got an ankle injury before the match against Liverpool. The manager confirmed Pinnock will be out of the squad until March. They will also miss the service of Rico Henry, Josh Dasilva, Kevin Schade, Aaron Hickey, and Bryan Mbeumo due to their respective injury. Possible Lineup for Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Stones, Ake; Rodri, Nunes; Silva, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland Possible Lineup for Brentford: Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Mee; Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Jensen, Norgaard, Reguilon; Toney, Wissa

Prediction: Man City 3-1 Brentford

Manchester City can't afford to drop points in order to stay in the title race following their draw against Chelsea FC. Having Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland in such a strong squad is one of the biggest advantages the Citizens have in the Premier League. Brentford, on the other hand, suffered a brutal defeat last Saturday against Liverpool. Tomorrow's match is not the ideal for them to bounce back.

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Man City: 1.19 Draw: 8.03 Brentford: 17.15 Visit 96ex to get real-time Betfair Odds and a flat 5% commission on winning bets!